Hirohito's War offers a new and original interpretation of the pacific war, balancing the existing Western-centric view with attention to the Japanese perspective on the conflict. Francis Pike offers many challenges to the standard narrative, in particular questioning popular assumptions about the origins and causes of the conflict and asking whether or not US victory was inevitable.This book represents the most comprehensive one volume narrative of the conflict to date. This is a comprehensive and balanced synthesis, with a wealth of detail on the conflict and the key individuals involved. It provides a valuable synthesis of the literature for students of the conflict and will fascinate anyone with an interest in the Second World War.
台海戰爭？中國政變？一切都是美國的陰謀！？史上最狂的美國總統，即將掀起巨大波瀾！YOU ARE FIRED！！沒有人比我更懂這個世界！！美國總統必須讓美國再次偉大——中國崛起，時任美國總統的唐納德・川普，為了維持世界霸權，也為了自身歷史地位，不惜一切向中國發動鋪天蓋地的貿易戰。但是面對中國的人口紅利，美國實難取得優勢，就在此時，川普得知一則足以打破僵局的重大訊息……！台海預言之書《燃燒的西太平洋》系列作！在寫實的虛構之中，揉合嚴肅與搞笑，精準描繪美中價值對立的真實！追加收錄作品相關設定集與作者梁紹先的長篇特別訪談！本書特色1、《燃燒的西太平洋》首部系列作：領先未來的精準預言，矚目台海局勢！作者梁紹先透過《燃燒的西太平洋》精準預言台海局勢，成為引領未來的奇蹟，獲得媒體關注。這不僅是一部漫畫，更是一場現實與虛構的交匯，為讀者帶來震撼的思考和驚奇的預見。2、政治與軍事的巧妙交織：揭曉中美政治博弈的神秘面紗！《星條旗下》敘事跨足政治、軍事情報，描繪美國總統川普的驚險冒險。作者巧妙結合實際事件與虛構情節，以生動豐富的視覺呈現，將政治攻防、軍事策略、情報戰等元素交織成一幅引人入勝的畫卷，為讀者打開通往未知冒險的大門。3、真實感與深度的塑造：梁紹先的軍中奇蹟！梁紹先擁有國防部文宣部門的實際工作經歷，加上多年軍中漫畫創作經驗，使得《星條旗下》充滿真實感。透過深入淺出的筆觸，他帶領讀者探索川普政府的內幕，深度挖掘中美之間的歧見，為漫畫注入豐富的故事情感，無論是虛構或現實的人物都能塑造得更加深刻。
Hirohito's War offers an original interpretation of the Pacific War, balancing the existing Western-centric view with attention to the Japanese perspective on the conflict. Francis Pike offers many ch
The final volume of the magisterial Pacific War Trilogy from acclaimed historian Ian W. Toll, “one of the great storytellers of War” (Evan Thomas).In June 1944, the United States launched a crushing a
In June 1944, the United States launched a crushing assault on the Japanese navy in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The capture of the Mariana Islands and the accompanying ruin of Japanese carrier a
By the summer of 1944 the tide had turned in the Pacific War against the Japanese. The war was not nearly over, however, and the U.S. Marines had their heaviest season of combat awaiting them. Here fo
From unpromising beginnings in March 1942, the Allied submarine base at Fremantle on the west coast of Australia became a vital part of the Allied offensive against Japan. Pushed back from the Philipp
Choice Outstanding Academic TitleEven in the midst of World War II, Americans could not help thinking of the lands across the Pacific as a continuation of the American Western frontier. But this perce
For centuries, bird guano has played a pivotal role in the agricultural and economic development of Latin America, East Asia and Oceania. As their populations ballooned during the Industrial Revolution, North American and European powers came to depend on this unique resource as well, helping them meet their ever-increasing farming needs. This book explores how the production and commodification of guano has shaped the modern Pacific Basin and the world's relationship to the region. Marrying traditional methods of historical analysis with a broad interdisciplinary approach, Gregory T. Cushman casts this once little-known commodity as an engine of Western industrialization, offering new insight into uniquely modern developments such as environmental consciousness and conservation movements; the ascendance of science, technology and expertise; international relations; and world war.
For centuries, bird guano has played a pivotal role in the agricultural and economic development of Latin America, East Asia and Oceania. As their populations ballooned during the Industrial Revolution, North American and European powers came to depend on this unique resource as well, helping them meet their ever-increasing farming needs. This book explores how the production and commodification of guano has shaped the modern Pacific Basin and the world's relationship to the region. Marrying traditional methods of historical analysis with a broad interdisciplinary approach, Gregory T. Cushman casts this once little-known commodity as an engine of Western industrialization, offering new insight into uniquely modern developments such as environmental consciousness and conservation movements; the ascendance of science, technology and expertise; international relations; and world war.
Focusing exclusively on the war in the Pacific and Asia, military historian Wells traces the conflict from the Japanese seizure of Chinese territory in 1931, through the onset of war with the western
Focusing exclusively on the war in the Pacific and Asia, military historian Wells traces the conflict from the Japanese seizure of Chinese territory in 1931, through the onset of war with the western
Japan, its military leaders confident they could stagger the United States and gain time to seize the oil and other natural resources necessary to dominate the western Pacific, attacked Pearl Harbor o
From Hell Hawks! author Bob Dorr, Mission to Tokyo takes the reader on a World War II strategic bombing mission from an airfield on the western Pacific island of Tinian to Tokyo and back. Told in the
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingEntering 1943, the Allies looked to press their advantage in the Pacific and Western Europe. The United States was f
Among western writings and historical accounts of World War II, very few recount first-hand experiences from the perspective of civilian refugees at the Pacific front. Gwok Choy: A Family Memoir is a
The authors of this 2004 volume consult Chinese and Western archival materials to examine the Chinese War of Resistance against the Japanese in the Shanghai area. They argue that the war in China was a nationalistic endeavour carried out without an effective national leadership. Wartime Chinese activities in Shanghai drew upon social networks rather than ideological positions and these activities cut across lines of military and political divisions. Instead of the stark contrast between heroic resistance and shameful collaboration, wartime experience in the city is more aptly summed up in terms of bloody struggles between those committed to normalcy in everyday life and those determined to bring about its disruption through terrorist violence and economic control. The volume offers an evaluation of the strategic significance of the Shanghai economy in the Pacific War. It also draws attention to the feminisation of urban public discourse against the backdrop of intensified violence. The
